I wanted to bring up a point that was not made however, and that is regarding the source of the problem. We all know that there are millions of people starving in the world. We are familiar with food banks, charitable organizations and sponsorships. However, I’d like to point out that these means only treat the symptoms of a larger problem, which is the underdevelopment that we contribute to everyday by buying food from large companies who have stolen land from local farmers. This happens everywhere; Africa, Latin America, Asia, etc.

For example, Del Monte, a leading manufacturer in canned fruits and vegetables owns more than 50,000 acres of Guatemala, however they only plant on 9,000 of them. They keep the rest of the land idle, and in doing so they make the Guatemalan people dependent upon them for labor, in which they get paid extremely low wages, barely enough to survive, and also since there is less land for the Guatemalans to grow subsistence crops (crops crown for sustainability) they depend on Del Monte for their food supply.

In this situation, and in many others, the farmers are harvesting crops for Del Monte, but are then stripped from any rights of the crops. The crops belong to Del Monte, and therefore the farmers must buy the crops they harvested at the consumer price. This cycle perpetuates poverty and is the basis for people not being able to feed themselves, and being affected by hunger.

This case is not an anomaly, this is a very common practice that most large food corporations are a part of. Another famous company is Cadbury, from Cadbury chocolates.

If we are to end world hunger we must focus our energy on consumer education and responsibility and must insist on fair business practices that do not exploit others. It is only then that we will be able to see any progress in world hunger.

And just another comment, if you do some searching you’ll find information about how much land we really purchase from other countries so that we can use them as plantations. Google search America buying land in Ethiopia. We are essentially kicking people off their land. They have to where to go, no access to clean water, to land to grow subsistence crops or other resources.

]]>By: Chantel Bernardinihttps://blog.luckyvitamin.com/announcements-news/blog-action-day-poverty/#comment-7518
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:43:10 +0000http://blog.luckyvitamin.com/announcements-news/blog-action-day-poverty/#comment-7518Great guide, and thanks for taking the time to publish it; I’m positive otheres benefited too. It really opened my eyes for some new conclusions that I hadn’t thought of before.
]]>By: Roy59https://blog.luckyvitamin.com/announcements-news/blog-action-day-poverty/#comment-5980
Thu, 22 Oct 2009 11:30:41 +0000http://blog.luckyvitamin.com/announcements-news/blog-action-day-poverty/#comment-5980Good, I thought, we can use some Sunshine on a Sunday.
]]>By: Dillionhttps://blog.luckyvitamin.com/announcements-news/blog-action-day-poverty/#comment-3375
Wed, 25 Mar 2009 15:33:42 +0000http://blog.luckyvitamin.com/announcements-news/blog-action-day-poverty/#comment-3375Well said, finally a good report on this stuff
]]>By: Jacksonhttps://blog.luckyvitamin.com/announcements-news/blog-action-day-poverty/#comment-3374
Wed, 25 Mar 2009 15:30:54 +0000http://blog.luckyvitamin.com/announcements-news/blog-action-day-poverty/#comment-3374Thank you for a very informative data. Learning this will be truly helpful. Every person is the author of his body. Lose weight and be healthy.
]]>By: denisehttps://blog.luckyvitamin.com/announcements-news/blog-action-day-poverty/#comment-2456
Wed, 22 Oct 2008 21:54:14 +0000http://blog.luckyvitamin.com/announcements-news/blog-action-day-poverty/#comment-2456yes your right but what should we the lucky ones do for all those who are so unfortunate. We should be and can be helping one child or person at a time. We can’t feed all but each one of us who are so lucky, can help one person. Imagine what we could do! one needy person per family, that is lucky. What a wonderful world we would be making. Make today the day you will do something to help another person have food they want and need so desperately. Together we can make a child have a smile on his or her face.
]]>By: Jhttps://blog.luckyvitamin.com/announcements-news/blog-action-day-poverty/#comment-2437
Wed, 15 Oct 2008 21:55:01 +0000http://blog.luckyvitamin.com/announcements-news/blog-action-day-poverty/#comment-2437Eighty-nine percent of American households were food secure throughout the entire year 2002, meaning that they had access, at all times, to enough food for an active, healthy life for all household members. The remaining households were food insecure at least some time during that year. The prevalence of food insecurity rose from 10.7% in 2001 to 11.1% in 2002, and the prevalence of food insecurity with hunger rose from 3.3% to 3.5%. We are still lucky to have what we have compared to the undeveloped countries.
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